What is the embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket. Boyle called?
sucker — The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket. Boyle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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